Chapter 286 Senior Audience
As soon as the two women's hands touched, someone didn't hold it firmly, and the medicine bowl fell over, spilling the medicine all over the floor.
"Oh, County Master He, why didn't you hold it firmly?"
The wicked are the first to complain, and Wen Wan is good at it.
How could He Miao, a rich lady, have expected that someone would be so despicable as to resort to such blatant means?
He Miao was so shocked that she couldn't speak. After a while, she pointed at Wen Wan's nose and said, "You, you..."
Wen Wan put on an innocent expression and said, "County Master He, it was you who didn't hold it firmly. You won't blame me, will you?"
Without waiting for He Miao to speak, Wenwan and delicately shook Shen Yu's arm.
"Ayu, it really wasn't me. It was County Master He who didn't hold it firmly, so I just touched it for a moment..."
Shen Yu patted her hand soothingly, "Well, it's just a bowl of medicine. I'll boil it tomorrow. It's just a small matter. There's no need to worry you."
Wen Wan nodded with a touched look on her face, "Ayu, you are so kind."
The corners of Shen Yu's mouth twitched, and he coughed twice before suppressing his smile.
He then said to He Miao, "County Master He, it's just a bowl of medicine, you're not angry, are you?"
Just a bowl of medicine?
Now that you've said that, how can she have the nerve to say she's angry?
He Miao has broadened her horizons. Is this the white lotus her sister mentioned?
He Qingqing had told her a lot of things about the palace before.
According to He Qingqing, the women in the palace use all means, both overt and covert, to gain the favor of the emperor, and they don't care about their dignity when using such means.
He Miao was so angry that her face turned red.
She stood up angrily and said viciously, "I'll remember you, just wait for me!"
After He Miao was driven away in anger, Wen Wan sneered and shook her head.
"Your childhood sweetheart is quite impatient."
Chen Yu didn't comment, and only said lightly: "Well, He Miao has been straightforward since she was a child and can't hide things, so it was He Qingqing who entered the palace to accompany the emperor, not her."
Wen Wan responded, "Indeed, someone like He Miao probably wouldn't survive a single episode in a drama about palace fighting and house fighting."
"A drama about palace fighting and house fighting?" Shen Yu was puzzled.
"Uh... a storybook, a storybook about women fighting in the harem. This is not important."
Shen Yu raised his eyebrows and jokingly said, "Then, in the storybook, can someone like you survive to the end?"
"Of course." Wen Wan laughed cheerfully, "I'm a seasoned audience member who's watched thousands of episodes of palace dramas."
"I'm not bragging, whether it's a shrewd and cold-blooded queen or a scheming and innocent little bitch, I can play it all."
Shen Yu was stunned, "What does little bitch mean?"
Wen Wan: “…”
He is a person who knows how to grasp the key points, and his focus is always different from others.
Wen Wan secretly glared at him, guiltily changed the subject, picked up the bowl of medicine, and fed it to his lips.
She said fiercely, "Drink the medicine."
*
Facts have proved that rich daughters who have not watched palace fighting dramas and have not grasped the essence of the struggles among women in the harem will indeed do some ridiculous things.
In the dead of night, the night watchman dozed off against the door frame, holding a gong in his hand.
A cool breeze blew, and the servant shivered and woke up for a moment. When he looked up, he saw flames coming out of the yard in the distance, and thick smoke billowing into the sky.
The servant rubbed his eyes, made sure he saw it correctly, and then hurriedly struck the gong.
"The fire is coming! The fire is coming!"
In a moment, everyone in the mansion woke up.
Wen Wan grabbed Chen Yu's arm and went out. Seeing the flames all over the sky, her heart skipped a beat.
"It's the courtyard where He Miao lives."
Shen Yu frowned, "Let's go. She can't die here."
Wen Wan nodded solemnly and said coldly, "Your eyesight is not good, so you can't help me if you go. I'll just go over and take a look."
Shen Yu raised his hand to grab her arm, but his hand was empty and Wen Wan dodged it.
"Wen Wan!"
Shen Yu rarely called her by her full name. "For peace and quiet, I've left only a few people in this house. If the fire can be put out, we'll put it out. If it can't be put out, we'll hide. It's just a house, it's not worth the risk."
Wen Wan pursed her lips and said hurriedly: "I know, I'm not stupid, I know saving my life is important."
As she spoke, she ran towards the distant yard.
As she ran, she warned him, "Don't wander around. Wait for me to come back."
*
When Wen Wan arrived at He Miao's yard, the fire was already very big.
Manager Chen took the few servants in the house to fetch water to put out the fire, but a few buckets of water were of no use at all to such a fierce fire.
"Guard Xiang is a fast runner. He went to the government office to find someone to help him."
Manager Chen wiped the sweat from his face and explained hastily.
Wen Wan responded, stretched her neck to look into the yard, and asked anxiously, "Where is County Master He?"
Manager Chen shook his head and said, "I didn't see it. When we arrived, the fire had already reached the door. We couldn't get in at all."
Upon hearing this, Wen Wan's face sank to the bottom.
She gritted her teeth and shouted towards the house at the top of her voice:
"He Miao! He Miao!"
The wood in the house was burning, making crackling sounds, but no one responded.
Wen Wan thought about it, then turned around and asked a few servants.
"Who keeps watch over this courtyard at night? Has anyone seen County Master He leave the house?"
The short servant stopped and spoke weakly.
"Xiao-xiao is in charge of keeping watch, and I sleep in the little room in the corner. The fire started in Miss He's room."
He yawned after saying a few sentences, looking very sleepy.
"I didn't see County Master He leave, nor did I hear any movement from this side."
Hearing him say this, Wen Wan felt even more disheartened.
She glanced at the burning house, gritted her teeth and took a few steps forward.
She was so close to the house that the flames from the window almost jumped into her face.
Wen Wan stood on tiptoe and looked into the window, and saw that the screen in the room had fallen down, but the fire was too big, and she couldn't see clearly whether there was anyone on the bed.
He Miao can't die here.
Otherwise, not only the He family, but also the person in the palace would think that Shen Yu attacked He Miao who came to test him because he was guilty.
The emperor is suspicious. Even if there is no evidence, once he becomes suspicious, the already difficult situation of the Shen family will be even more precarious.
Thinking of this, Wen Wan subconsciously took a step forward, wanting to take a closer look.
She was so focused on He Miao's safety that she was completely unaware of Manager Chen's call.
Wen Wan didn't come back to her senses until a dark shadow fell before her eyes.
When she turned around, she saw the collapsed house, broken wood flying everywhere, and a three-foot-long beam, engulfed in flames, hit her in the face.
"careful!"
Manager Chen was so frightened that he almost lost his soul and screamed repeatedly.
Shen Yu, who had just groped his way to the gate of the courtyard, suddenly changed his expression when he heard the shout.
He rushed forward desperately, but because he couldn't see, he could only barely hear the wind to determine his position and pounced on Wen Wan.
"Bang"
After a loud bang, there was the smell of burnt flesh.
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